Classical Guitar
Ibanez GA35TCE Classical
Price: 190 EUR – 346 EUR
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A thinline classical with a Venetian cutaway for stage use: laminated spruce top with fan-braced mahogany back and sides, a narrower-than-traditional 46mm nut, and an under-saddle pickup with a dedicated preamp.
About the Ibanez GA35TCE Classical
The GA35TCE uses a thin classical body with a Venetian (rounded) cutaway, aimed at players who want easier upper-fret access and lighter weight than a full-depth traditional classical guitar. The top is laminated spruce with fan bracing over mahogany back and sides, and the mahogany neck joins the body at the 14th fret with a 21-fret rosewood fingerboard carrying offset abalone dot markers - a departure from the plain, unmarked fingerboards typical of classical guitars, aimed at players used to steel-string or electric fret markers. At 46mm, the nut is narrower than a traditional classical guitar's 52mm.
Electronics are an Ibanez under-saddle pickup paired with an AEQ210T preamp offering both balanced XLR and standard 1/4-inch outputs, plus onboard tuner and volume/treble/bass controls - a setup aimed squarely at stage and studio use.
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Sound character of the Ibanez GA35TCE Classical
The laminated spruce top doesn't move as freely as solid wood, trading some overtone complexity for durability and stage reliability, while the fan-braced mahogany back and sides add warmth and darken the tone compared to rosewood - the narrower 46mm nut and Venetian cutaway mark it as a crossover-friendly stage instrument rather than a traditional concert classical.
Technical data for the Ibanez GA35TCE Classical
| Top | Laminated spruce, fan-braced |
|---|---|
| Back/Sides | Mahogany |
| Neck | Mahogany |
| Fretboard | Rosewood, 21 frets |
| Nut width | 46mm |
| Pickup | Ibanez under-saddle + AEQ210T preamp |
Price history for the Ibanez GA35TCE Classical
Cheapest seen: 190 EUR · Most expensive seen: 346 EUR
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The history of the Ibanez GA35TCE Classical
Ibanez's GA series brings classical guitar tone to players more accustomed to the company's electric guitar ergonomics and stage-ready features, with the thinline cutaway body and narrower neck making the transition between electric and nylon-string playing more direct.
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